Summit County, Ohio

Founding: 1840
Parent counties: Medina, Portage, and Stark

Named for: The county's elevated terrain
Seat: Akron (1840–)

Land area: 412 square miles

Population (2020): 540,428

Population (historic): 22,560 (1840); 27,344 (1860); 43,788 (1880); 71,715 (1900); 344,131 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1850; 1860–1930; 1940–1970; 1990s

Subdivisions: 13 cities; nine villages; five CDPs; nine townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 49,441 (20.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 31.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1940): 5.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1940): 3.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,820
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,402

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,529
Average farm size (1920): 58.5 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, England, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Germany
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Akron

Naming: The Greek word akron ("extreme" or "high point")

Founding: 1825 (platting); 1825 (post office); 1836 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 190,469

Population (historic): 1,664 (1840); 10,006 (1870); 42,728 (1900); 255,040 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1825–1930; 1940–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 33,669 (34.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Jonathan Hale Farm (c. 1825/1830). 2686 Oak Hill Road. Bath. Federal.
2. Jonathan Herrick House (1845). Oak Hill Road at Hale Farm. Bath. Greek Revival.
3. Frederick Wadham House (c. 1865). 6700 Olde Eight Road. Boston. Gothic Revival.
4. George Stanford Farm (1843). 6093 Stanford Road. Boston. Greek Revival.
5. Daniel Tilden House (c. 1885). 2325 Stine Road. Boston. Eastlake.
6. John Stump House (c. 1830). 6151 Grove Road. Franklin.
7. Samuel Gougler House (1878). 4175 South Arlington Road. Green. Italianate.
8. Levi Hartong House (1883). 6521 Mount Pleasant Road. Green. Eastlake.
9. Asahel Kilbourne House (c. 1825/1860). 1213 Barlow Road. Hudson. Federal.
10. Henry Deacon Farm (1844). 106 Barlow Hill Road. Hudson. Greek Revival.
11. Marcus Ellsworth House (1849). 7483 Valley View Road. Hudson. Greek Revival.
12. Orcutt Ward House (1835). 1410 East Hines Hill Road. Hudson. Greek Revival.
13. James Brown House (c. 1845). 3491 Akron–Peninsula Road. Northampton. Greek Revival.
14. Parmenio Wolcott Farm (1847). 56 East Twinsburg Road. Northfield. Greek Revival.
15. Jacob Harter Farm (c. 1845). 4273 Greenwich Road. Norton. Greek Revival.
16. Francis Merkle House (1885). 4562 Newcomer Road. Stow. Italianate.
17. Francis Alling House (1875). 323 East Avenue. Tallmadge. Italianate.
18. William Wilcox House (c. 1865). 9640 Darrow Road. Twinsburg. Italianate.
19. Lorenzo Riley House (c. 1850). 9437 Liberty Road. Twinsburg. Greek Revival.

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